Following waterlogging in Varanasi, the Executive Engineer has been suspended: suspension for keeping the STP pump closed on September 3rd and 4th, action taken after Minister AK Sharma's ultimatum.

The Yogi government of Uttar Pradesh has once again adopted a zero-tolerance policy against public problems and administrative negligence. Taking the waterlogging problem that arose during the recent heavy rains in Varanasi very seriously, Pawan Kumar Gupta, Executive Engineer (EXN) posted in the construction section (electrical/mechanical) of the Uttar Pradesh Jal Nigam (Urban), has been suspended with immediate effect. The government has taken action against him under the...